{"doc_desc":{"title":"PLW_2015_CPHA_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS","idno":"DDI_PLW_2015_CPHA_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS_FAO","producers":[{"name":"Office of Chief Statistician","abbreviation":"OCS","affiliation":"Food and Agrculture Organization","role":"Adoption of metadata for FAM"},{"name":"Census team, Statistics Division","abbreviation":"ESS","affiliation":"Food and Agrculture Organization","role":"Metadata producer"}],"version_statement":{"version":"PLW_2015_CPHA_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS_v01"}},"study_desc":{"title_statement":{"idno":"PLW_2015_CPHA_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS","title":"Census of Population, Housing and Agriculture, 2015","alt_title":"CPHA 2015"},"authoring_entity":[{"name":"Office of Planning and Statistics (OPS)","affiliation":""}],"production_statement":{"producers":[{"name":"Statistics for Development Division","affiliation":"","role":"Technical support"},{"name":"Secretariat of the Pacific Community","affiliation":"","role":"Technical support"}],"funding_agencies":[{"name":"United States Department of the Interior","abbreviation":"","role":"Funding"}]},"distribution_statement":{"contact":[{"name":"Office of Planning and Statistics","affiliation":"","email":"ops@palaugov.orq","uri":""},{"name":"pacific data hub","affiliation":"","email":"","uri":"https:\/\/pacificdata.org\/data\/dataset\/oai-www-spc-int-de591abe-366a-4f56-aade-384776b5aa8f"}]},"series_statement":{"series_name":"Agricultural Census [ag\/census]","series_info":"The 2015 Census of Population, Housing and Agriculture (CPHA) is the first census in Palau in which items on agricultural activities of households were included in a census."},"study_info":{"topics":[{"topic":"Agriculture & Rural Development","vocab":"FAO","uri":""},{"topic":"Food (production, crisis)","vocab":"FAO","uri":""},{"topic":"Land (policy, resource management)","vocab":"FAO","uri":""},{"topic":"Livestock","vocab":"FAO","uri":""}],"abstract":"The 2015 Census of Population, Housing and Agriculture is the third comprehensive data collection of population and housing characteristics and the first data collection of agriculture included with population and housing taken by the Republic since Compact Implementation in October 1994. The Republic of Palau follows a quinquenial census cycle, but due to lack of funding in 2010, it was not possible to conduct the census. In 2012, a mini census was conducted to get an idea of the population and housing characteristics, and included education, but did not incorporate all relevant indicators. The 2015 Census follows the 1995, 2000, and 2005 Censuses, with the 1995 Census as the first official mid-decade census.","coll_dates":[{"start":"2015-04","end":"2015-04","cycle":""}],"nation":[{"name":"Palau","abbreviation":"PLW"}],"geog_coverage":"National coverage","analysis_unit":"Households","universe":"The statistical unit in the CPHA 2015 was the household.","data_kind":"Census\/enumeration data [cen]","notes":"The census scope covered only agricultural activities (crop and livestock production). Information on the fishery activities of households was also collected."},"method":{"data_collection":{"time_method":"Reference period: the last 12 months, for items such as fishing and main use of the production.","sampling_procedure":"Methodological modality for conducting the agricultural census:\n\nAgriculture-related data were collected based on the \"Core agriculture and fishing\" module of the CPHA 2015 questionnaire. The EAs were the smallest geographical units into which the country was divided for census data collection. In most cases, one enumerator was responsible for data collection in a single EA. The CPHA was based on the complete enumeration of all agricultural households identified during the 2015 census enumeration.","coll_mode":"Face-to-face [f2f]","research_instrument":"Agriculture-related data were collected through the Core agriculture and fishing module of the CPHA 2015 questionnaire. Overall, 12 of the 16 core items recommended in the WCA 2010 were included in the CPHA.\n\n\n0001 Identification and location of agricultural holding\n0002+ Legal status of agricultural holder\n0003 Sex of agricultural holder\n0004 Age of agricultural holder\n0005 Household size\n0006 Main purpose of production of the holding\n0007 Area of holding according to land use types\n0008 Total area of holding\n0009 Land tenure types on the holding\n0010 Presence of irrigation on the holding\n0011 Types of temporary crops on the holding\n0012 Types of permanent crops on the holding and whether in compact plantation\n0013 Number of animals on the holding for each livestock type\n0014 Presence of aquaculture on the holding\n0015+ Presence of forest and other wooded land on the holding\n0016 Other economic production activities of the holding's enterprise\n\nThe following core items were not covered by the CPHA: \n(i) \"Area of the holding according to land use types\"; \n(ii) \"Land tenure types on the holding\"; \n(iii) \"Types of tempo\u00adrary crops on the holding\"; \n(iv) \"Type of permanent crops on the holding\".","coll_situation":"The CPHA 2015 of Palau was conducted using conventional door-to-door enumeration (PAPI)","cleaning_operations":"a. DATA PROCESSING AND ARCHIVING\nData entry, edits and tabulations programs were provided by the SPC (SDD). Census data were manually captured. The keyed data were then processed (editing and cleaning) using the Consistency and Correction (CONCOR) package. The Census Tabulation System (CENTS) was used for tabulation.\n\nb. CENSUS DATA QUALITY\nQuality assurance methods were used throughout the data collection and processing phases of the census to improve the quality of the data. The enumerators conducted an initial check of the questionnaires for completeness and consistency. The census office staff performed additional coverage and edit checks. Those households for which questionnaires did not meet specific quality standards because of incomplete information were contacted through personal visits, to obtain the missing information."},"analysis_info":{"data_appraisal":"The final census results were disseminated through the CPHA 2015 report and institutional websites."}},"data_access":{"dataset_use":{"conf_dec":[{"txt":"See https:\/\/www.palaugov.pw\/executive-branch\/ministries\/finance\/%20budgetandplanning\/general-data-dissemination-system-gdds-metadata\/","required":"yes","form_no":"","uri":""}],"conditions":"See https:\/\/www.palaugov.pw\/executive-branch\/ministries\/finance\/%20budgetandplanning\/general-data-dissemination-system-gdds-metadata\/\n\nCONTACT\nOffice of Planning and Statistics, \nMinistry of Finance\nAddress: P.O. Box 6051, Koror, Palau 96940, Republic of Palau \nTelephone: (+680) 7672562","disclaimer":"The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses"}}},"schematype":"survey"}